Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs StarCoder 2 15B
Grok Build 0.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#214); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 42.5 to 36.0.
- StarCoder 2 15B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 37.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2024-02-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 256K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), StarCoder 2 15B: 36.0
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.4% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 37.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 104.61 |
| WinoGrande | — | 64.3% |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 57.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, StarCoder 2 15B: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | StarCoder 2 15B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 47.2% |
| MMLU | — | 64.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than StarCoder 2 15B?
Grok Build 0.1 has enough public results to be ranked (#214); StarCoder 2 15B does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or StarCoder 2 15B better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and StarCoder 2 15B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and StarCoder 2 15B has 7.